About Otto Gildemeister
Lived 1823 – 1902 (aged 79). Otto Gildemeister was a German linguist, journalist, writer, politician, translator and editing staff.
Otto Gildemeister (13 March 1823 Bremen - 26 August 1902) was a German journalist and translator.
Biography In 1850 he became editor-in-chief of the Weser-Zeitung of Bremen. He is known for his German renderings of Byron's complete works (1864–65; 4th ed. 1888); of a number of plays of Shakespeare, including the historical ones, for the Bodenstedt edition; of Shakespeare's Sonnets (1871); Ariosto's Orlando Furioso (4 vols., 1882); and Dante's Divina Commedia (1888; 3d ed. 1900).
Family He was the brother of German architect Karl Gildemeister.
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Who was Otto Gildemeister?
German journalist and translator (1823–1902)
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Otto Gildemeister was born on 13 March 1823 in Bremen.
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Otto Gildemeister died on 26 August 1902 in Bremen.
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Otto Gildemeister was a linguist, journalist, writer, politician, translator and editing staff.
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Otto Gildemeister was German.
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